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VE-EDU-09: AEMing for Successful Reading Experiences with Adapted Books and Kits

Overview

The Literacy Bill of Rights states that all persons, regardless of the extent or severity of their disabilities, have a basic right to use print. This session explores ways to facilitate meaningful participation in literacy activities by altering access, content, and materials, and providing communication supports. The session will demonstrate ways to adapt print materials and create rich thematic units incorporating literacy and learning. Participants will be provided with free online resources for composing electronic versions or print-based book adaptations, and ways of creating book kits that expand upon adapted books using a thematic approach.

Learning Objectives

  1. Name three or more adapted book design features that can benefit learners.
  2. Identify three or more ways technology can be used to assist in the production of adapted books.
  3. Recommend three or more resources in this workshop to learn more about adapting print to provide increased access for all.

Primary & Secondary Strand

Education & Learning: Early Intervention – 12/Higher Education

Target Audience

  • Accessibility Professional
  • AT Specialists
  • Alternative Media Specialist
  • Caregivers
  • Communication Specialist
  • Consumers/Individuals with Disabilities
  • Consultants/Trainers
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Educators
  • Family Members
  • Media Specialist
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Paraprofessionals
  • Speech-Language Pathologists
  • Special Education Educators
  • Teachers of the Visually Impaired
  • Teachers of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing

Experience Level

Intermediate

Primary Life Cycle Addressed

Birth - PreK; Elementary - Secondary (K-12)

Session Delivery Format

In-person presentation with recording

Course Schedule

This course was given at the ATIA 2022 Conference on Friday, Jan 28: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM (EST)

Continuing Education Credits

For Satisfactory Completion and Continuing Education information, please visit: ATIA Learning Center CEUs

This course is offered for the following CE Provider Credits:
ACVREP; AOTA; CRC; IACET
For: 0.10 CEU Units or 1.0 CEU Hours.

End date of current CRC CEUs offering: March 6, 2025
Please refer to the CRC AT in Education & Higher Education Series (2024-2025) page for further information on how to submit your CRC CEUs for this course to CRCC.

ASHA CE Information: Recorded Session
Start date of ASHA CEUs offering: July 15, 2022
End date of ASHA CEUs offering: May 31, 2023
ASHA CE Approved Provider. ATIA. Intermediate Level. 0.10 ASHA CEUs

Speaker/s:

Judith Schoonover, MEd, OTR/L, ATP, FAOTA

Adaptations and Tools for Participation LLC, Retired and Independent Consultant

Biography

Judith Schoonover, MEd, OTR/L, ATP, FAOTA is an occupational therapist and former elementary school teacher. She is certified as an assistive technology professional (ATP) by RESNA and was a founding member of the Loudoun County Public Schools Assistive Technology Team. Judith has provided direct services in schools for more than 44 years and is a nationally and internationally recognized speaker presenting on the topics of school-based occupational therapy, transition, literacy, and assistive technology. She has authored numerous articles, and chapters in Early Childhood: Occupational Therapy Services for Children Birth to Five, Occupational Therapy for Children (6th-8th eds.), Best Practices in School Occupational Therapy, Assistive Technologies, and Occupational Therapy and Transitions: A Cross-System Perspective. She participated in National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) workgroups addressing response to intervention (RTI), transition, and virtual schools. Currently, Judith represents AOTA on the National Joint Committee (NJC) for the Communication Needs of Persons with Severe Disabilities and serves on the editorial board of the Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits (ATOB) Journal.

Relevant Financial Relationship: Yes

Judith Schoonover receives fees from speaking, teaching, and writing. Judith Schoonover receives an honorarium for continuing education courses and seminars, and financial compensation for authoring chapters for AOTA and other publishers. She is a strand advisor for ATIA, and receives complimentary registration for the ATIA Conference.

Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: Yes

Judith Schoonover is a strand advisor for ATIA and is on the editorial board of Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits (ATOB) Journal. She is a member of the National Joint Committee (NJC) for the Communication Needs of Persons with Severe Disabilities, representing AOTA. 

Sally Norton-Darr, MS, CCC-SLP

SND Solutions, LLC, Education/Assistive Tech Consultant

Biography

Sally Norton-Darr, MS, CCC-SLP, is currently an independent consultant for educational and assistive technology solutions who served for many years as an assistive technology trainer for Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia and is also a nationally certified speech-language pathologist. Sally has worked in a variety of venues across the USA and abroad. She has presented internationally, regionally, and virtually to diverse audiences on a wide range of everyday to high-tech strategies, interventions, and solutions. Sally is a lifelong learner committed to the full spectrum of educational and assistive technology to provide practical solutions readily accessible to all learners. She is the co-author of several articles and the ISTE publication: The Practical (and Fun) Guide to Assistive Technology in Public Schools. 

Relevant Financial Relationship: Yes
Sally Norton-Darr receives honoraria for presentations and workshops. Sally is co-author of an ISTE publication: T he Practical and Fun Guide to Assistive Technology in the Public Schools, for which she receives royalties.  

Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: No